Archive for January, 2018
Are we there yet? – We are and, we’re celebrating the end of our pioneering days
Posted with permission from PIA Board member Michael Thwait, with minor edits. Originally published on Facebook Notes. The pioneering days of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are over for us, will I miss them? Nine years ago I plonked down all of my spare cash for the nuttiest of ideas around –[…]
China’s EV Market is a Huge Opportunity for American Automakers
By Yair Crane In December 2017, I had the pleasure of co-leading the first New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Trade Mission to China from the United States since China declared an imminent ban on diesel and gas vehicles. (New energy vehicle is the Chinese term for all alternative fuel vehicles.) Visits to Shanghai, Jiangsu, and[…]
Plug In America’s Top Five 2018 Electric Car Predictions
The staff and board at Plug In America teamed up to make some bold predictions for the year ahead for the electric car. What do you think? Too bold? Not bold enough? Chime in with your own in the comments below. California will announce phase out of gasoline vehicles. California[…]
The Future of the Truck
It was only a few years ago that many people dismissed electric cars as rattle-trap golf carts that could barely go on the highway. That was before Tesla demonstrated that a well-engineered electric car could beat the pants off of any gas car on the market for raw acceleration. We[…]
